Reps summon Lai Mohammed over Twitter suspension
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Communication, Justice, Information and Culture, and National Security and Intelligence to begin investigation into the suspension […]
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Mala-Buni calls for tolerance, peaceful coexistence among citizenry
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe on Wednesday urged residents of the state to tolerate and live peacefully with one another. Mala-Buni made the call in […]
Secession: NASS member cautions agitators to apply wisdom
Rep. Ibrahim Olanrewaju, representing Moba/Ilejemeje/Ido-Osi federal constituency 2 at the House of Representatives, has cautioned agitators for secession to thread softly. Olanrewaju, who gave the […]
APC national convention to hold in June – Secretary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses and national convention will hold in June, subject to ractification by its leadership, an official has said. Sen. James […]
West African nations move to curb epidemic spread through laboratories
The first technical and steering committee meetings of the Strengthening Epidemiological Surveillance and Laboratory System in West Africa (PROALAB), came to a close at the […]
Reps urge NERC to rescind decision on June tariff hike
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to rescind its decision to further increase electricity tariff in June.The call was […]
Reps make case for virtually impaired students
The House of Representatives has advised the Ministry of Education to adopt a policy that would ensure inclusive education for the visually impaired students in […]
Bill for stricter penalties for fire regulations violation passes 2nd reading
A bill for an Act to repeal the Fire Service Act 2004 and enact the Fire and Emergency Service Act 2021 has passed second reading […]
Group urges appointment of career civil servants as Permanent Secretaries
The New Era for Sustainable Leadership and Accountability Initiative (NESLAI), an NGO has urged the Federal Government to appoint career civil servants as Permanent Secretaries for efficiency. The […]
Alleged Irregularities: Reps Committee summons NNPC, others in oil sector
The House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Upstream, has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) two weeks ultimatum to appear and explain alleged irregularities […]
Reps urge I-G to take over Umoren’s case
The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (I-G) to take over the investigation and prosecution of the alleged killer of Miss […]
Former Unilorin DVC appointed UniOffa pioneer V-C
A former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof. Raheem Lawal, has been appointed pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the newly-established University of Offa (UniOffa), in […]
Bayelsa Govt inaugurates committee to review LG staff salary, grade levels
The Bayelsa Government has inaugurated a 31-member committee to review the grade levels and steps of Local Government and primary school workers in the state […]
PDP welcomes LG polls in Lagos State
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State on Wednesday said it welcomed the conduct of local government polls in July as announced by Lagos […]
Lagos state to hold LG poll in July
The Lagos State government says it plans to hold its local government councils poll in July.Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, Chairman of Lagos State Independence Electoral […]
20th NSF: Edo reconstitutes LOC’s sub-committees
Edo Government has reconstituted the 13 sub-committees of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) it set up ahead of the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF), the […]
NEITI strategizes to ensure recovery of N69bn statutory revenue, others
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says it is strategising to ensure that N69.5 billion and 5.31 billion dollars statutory revenue yet to be […]
INEC clarifies role in adjustment of electoral constituency boundaries
By Chimezie Godfrey The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained its responsibilities in the division and adjustment of electoral constituency boundaries in the country. […]
Uni-Abuja appoints DVC Academic, Administration
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja has approved the appointment of Prof. Clement Alawa and Prof. Abubakar Abba as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) […]
Buhari hails progress, vows to deal with insurgents, bandits, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the country has achieved huge levels of progress in spite of challenges slowing down efforts at taking Nigerians out […]
NOA tasks religious leaders on messages of COVID-19 safety protocols
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Jigawa has appealed to religious leaders in the state to continue to mainstream messages of COVID-19 safety protocols […]
NEMA distributes relief materials to victims of disasters in Ondo State
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed relief materials to victims of fire disasters in Akoko area of Ondo State. The Head, Ekiti […]
Senate invites Emefiele, Yuguda, over Cryptocurrency ban
By Haruna Salami The Senate has mandated its Committees on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions; ICT and Cybercrime; and Capital Market to invite the […]
Buhari shares APC vision, asks youths to participate in politics
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said the future of All Progressives Congress (APC) lies in strengthened internal democracy, with transparent electoral processes, pro-people policies […]
Finance Act 2020: NCC, sister agencies to strengthen collaboration with FIRS
L-R: Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, Federal Inland Revenue Service and Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta during the interractive session. An inter-agency […]